Tutoring Blog
Hang in there! It May Be a Long Ride, But It’s Worth It In the End
Supporting Your Child’s Learning Journey Through Challenges Learning a new skill takes much time and effort. If a child is to master that skill, then even more time and effort is required. When learning something new, the rule of thumb is that practice makes perfect. This method can certainly [...]
Identifying Coexisting Conditions
How Coexisting Conditions Affect Learning & How to Address Them Does my child have ADHD? An Auditory Processing Disorder? Oppositional Defiant Disorder? Anxiety? Distinguishing symptoms in your child can seem like an impossible feat because many learning or sensory difficulties can, on the surface, appear quite similar. According to [...]
How to Prevent “The Summer Slide”
Students look forward all year to the last day of school. With school out for the summer, they can finally play in the sun, relax with their friends, attend summer camp, and most of all, enjoy their evenings homework-free! Summer, however, can also be a good time for children [...]
Canadian Achievement Test for Grade 5 Students
*Registration Closed* In order to address the individual learning needs of your child before he/she begins the high school preparation process in the fall, we are offering the Canadian Achievement Test on two consecutive Saturday afternoons, April 29 and May 6 from 1:30-4:30. All students will write a timed [...]
The First Five Years of a Child’s Development Are the Most Crucial
Why the First Five Years Are Critical for Childhood Learning When it comes to development, the early years offer a crucial window of opportunity. During the first five years, children learn appropriate behavior, empathy, and social and cognitive skills. They also start to develop fine and gross motor skills, [...]
Homework Problems Can Reveal Deeper Issues
What Homework Problems Reveal About Learning Challenges What is the purpose of homework? Besides giving parents more grey hairs and wrinkles, the belief is that homework instills values such as responsibility, perseverance, time-management, and self-reliance. Some say it gets students to practice what has been learned, strengthens academic skills, [...]